Informes

World Vision is drilling boreholes in communities in South Sudan, where water shortages are set to be made worse by the influx of returnees. Water interventions have kicked off in earnest in Tonj County, Bahr-el-Ghazal, South Sudan. The first deep borehole…

The crisis in Darfur continues. Recent reports estimate that nearly 1.45 million people are currently homeless in the region because of the violent conflict in the area. The majority of these have lost their homes, their land, their cattle…

BACKGROUND In 2002, failed belg, or secondary rains from March through May, combined with delayed and sporadic meher, or main rains from July through September, led to severe drought conditions and widespread food insecurity in Ethiopia throughout 2003. A concerted…

Merlin is the first international humanitarian organisation to provide emergency health assistance to displaced communities affected by the ongoing conflict in the Sheeria locality of south Darfur, Sudan. The region, between Nyala and Ed Dein, has experienced periods of heavy fighting…

Highlights - Peace talks between the GoS, SLM and JEM restart in Abuja to resolve Darfur crisis - AU announces the expansion of its monitoring mission in Darfur and calls for more support - Food assessment in Darfur highlights acute malnutrition rates…

MALAKAL, SUDAN - November 1, 2004 Veronica Nywadwe's husband died of hepatitis and dysentery five years ago. The simple lack of clean, drinkable water left this 38-year-old woman with six children to raise alone. She paid a staggering price…

Executive Summary 1. There are an estimated 1.65 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Darfur region, with 403,000 in North Darfur, 595,000 in South Darfur, and 652,000 in West Darfur. Together with the IDPs, an affected host community population…

ATLANTA, United States (November 01, 2004) - Nursing mothers in Sudan and other emergency hot spots will soon be able to do more to help themselves and their infants. Thanks to a new CARE initiative, breastfeeding support will become an…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org In…

NEWS Ahtisaari's Ethiopian Mission Mr. Martti Ahtisaari, the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Humanitarian Crisis in the Horn of Africa, visited Addis Ababa from 16-18 October to consult with United Nations Humanitarian Organizations, Donors,…